diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.kt
index 5fd0bac88fc..1ac3e954ca4 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.kt
@@ -878,6 +878,11 @@ class ExpressionCodegen(
         return expression.onStack
     }
 
+    override fun visitGetClass(expression: IrGetClass, data: BlockInfo): StackValue {
+        generateClassLiteralReference(expression, true, data)
+        return expression.onStack
+    }
+
     override fun visitClassReference(expression: IrClassReference, data: BlockInfo): StackValue {
         generateClassLiteralReference(expression, true, data)
         return expression.onStack